Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. He inspired his colleagues with his talent, his work ethic, his personality, and his devotion to his daughters, Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15

A Staten Island grand jury voted not to bring criminal charges in the death of Eric Garner, who was placed in a choke hold by a white officer, Daniel Pantaleo causing his death.

For days, the New York Police Department has been preparing for a new round of protests, which first began in the city after the Ferguson decision and were expected to continue and possibly grow if the grand jury declined to bring charges against the officer.

As a mother to a boy; I often find myself wondering... "How do I protect my son from the police."

Meanwhile, another video emerges showing an alleged incident of excessive force by the New York City police department. The video below was obtained by The Brooklyn Paper and was posted to YouTube on Oct. 8. The video shows a plain clothed police officer punching and knocking out Marcel Hamer, 17, unconscious. Hamer’s lawyers, state that he was walking home from school in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn on June 4 when a plainclothes officer jumped out of a car and accused Hamer of smoking marijuana. According to the video footage Hamer appeared to be lying on his back in a gutter while his friends look on. “Mister, it was just a cigarette, sir,” Hamer called out as he pleading with the officer, who was holding onto Hamer's arm while ordering him to turn onto his stomach. “Do you wanna get f****d up?” the officer shouts.